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johnloguk > 5.12.09 - Gothic Another shot from Thursday at the Christmas Market. I had plans to go up there again today, but despite the sunshine I couldn't persuade the kids to brave the crowds, so I decided to work on this instead. I went for a different feel to yesterday's Daily. The guy's silhouette on the left was begging for the "Van Helsing" treatment, so I went for a darker feel in more ways than one. Thanks for the kind words about my cracked rib. It will be tested by an early morning shoot tomorrow morning for the Tourist Board, wish me luck :)
johnloguk > 4.12.09 - Rhapsody in Sepia I took this at the Christmas Market last night. I'd hoped to go back there this evening, but it has been a very long day and my cracked rib (it's a long story) is giving me some serious grief. So I had a play with the shots from last night instead, and sepia seemed to work on this one. Photos can't convey the true atmosphere of the Christmas Market, the sounds and smells, the pushing and shoving :) Roast chestnuts, wild boar sausages, mulled wine, yummy! I'm putting together a gallery of the Market here http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Travel/LINCOLN-CHRISTMAS-MARKET-2009/10526553_uJU9o#731057440_yNTeM Huge thanks to everyone who has taken the time to comment on my photos while I've been busy elsewhere again. Especially those of you who take the time to visit my other galleries.
johnloguk > Christmas Lights in Black and White This was taken at dusk today. Dark enough for the lights to stand out, but still some light in the sky to show the odd texture in the clouds. I'm putting together a gallery of the lights in colour, so I thought it would be interesting to show them in monochrome too. Whenever I do a B&W conversion I play around with the levels and contrast, and sharpen a bit, or the image can end up a lot flatter. I've added a vignette to this as well, just because I'm going through a phase of adding vignettes :)
johnloguk > Night on the Town I've always loved night photography, but for years (decades actually!) I hated street photography. But in the last couple of years I've learned to love night street photography. As a photographer you seem less conspicuous, and if anyone questions why you were taking a photo of them, you can genuinely tell them that they will be hard to recognise. I love playing with shutter speeds, but even on "auto" you get some wonderful effects at night. Definitely another "something" that every photographer should try a lot more of :)
johnloguk > For my first contribution to this gallery and community I thought I'd create an homage to one of my heroes, Don McCullin. He earned his reputation as a war photographer, but in recent years has specialised in atmospheric black and white landscapes. He has inspired me with everything he has done, so this seems fitting :)
johnloguk > 7.11.09 - Lamplight Thank-you for the wonderful response to my ghostly collage yesterday, I hope it encourages a few people to try something similar for the first time. The original version of this image was taken at the same time, but I thought it would look better with a "ghost" walking up the steps. Last night I went back and took a few shots with me in them, but they didn't quite look how I wanted, something was missing. I eventually worked out that what was missing was the rain on the flagstones, giving a nice sheen in the lamplight. So I decided to re-work this image as B&W, and added a dark vignette to give a more claustrophobic atmosphere.
johnloguk > 30.10.09 - Stuck in the Middle With You Another shot from last night, this one was taken from the opposite side of the car park to yesterday's level crossing pic. Some of you will have seen the original here http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Photography/TIME-PASSES/10135831_DCWMi#696842263_9Ymco but I thought it looked effective as a B&W, especially the person on the bike in the middle of all the traffic
johnloguk > 19.10.09 - Through the Looking Glass Sometimes the world in a shop window can look more inviting than the real world. Of course I would disagree, but not everyone does. The original image is here; http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Travel/MY-HOMETOWN/4222541_LCXPH#686326016_Sz3T5 More from this evening are here; http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Photography/NIGHT-WALK-181009/10023308_2sDAm#686264294_f83ix
johnloguk > 15.10.09 - Stay Out of the Light This is another B&W conversion from the photo walk last night. After a while it feels like you have taken every possible photo of certain familiar subjects, but this is never the case. You just have to look for different conditions and creative angles and try a little harder. Of course it helps if three people walk across the scene at just the right moment :) Thank-you for the wonderful response to my previous Daily "Under the Bridge", there is part 2 to that particular shot here, along with some more B&Ws from last night; http://www.lightanddreamsphotography.com/Photography/LINCOLN-PHOTO-WALK-141009/9969682_WjJaL#681990981_MKcqT
5.12.09 - Gothic

Another shot from Thursday at the Christmas Market. I had plans to go up there again today, but despite the sunshine I couldn't persuade the kids to brave the crowds, so I decided to work on this instead. I went for a different feel to yesterday's Daily. The guy's silhouette on the left was begging for the "Van Helsing" treatment, so I went for a darker feel in more ways than one.

Thanks for the kind words about my cracked rib. It will be tested by an early morning shoot tomorrow morning for the Tourist Board, wish me luck :)
johnloguk > 5.12.09 - Gothic Another shot from Thursday at the Christmas Market. I had plans to go up there again today, but despite the sunshine I couldn't persuade the kids to brave the crowds, so I decided to work on this instead. I went for a different feel to yesterday's Daily. The guy's silhouette on the left was begging for the "Van Helsing" treatment, so I went for a darker feel in more ways than one. Thanks for the kind words about my cracked rib. It will be tested by an early morning shoot tomorrow morning for the Tourist Board, wish me luck :)
5.12.09 - Gothic

Another shot from Thursday at the Christmas Market. I had plans to go up there again today, but despite the sunshine I couldn't persuade the kids to brave the crowds, so I decided to work on this instead. I went for a different feel to yesterday's Daily. The guy's silhouette on the left was begging for the "Van Helsing" treatment, so I went for a darker feel in more ways than one.

Thanks for the kind words about my cracked rib. It will be tested by an early morning shoot tomorrow morning for the Tourist Board, wish me luck :)
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